Plasma structures of 3-meter type 1 and type 2 irregularities in nighttime midlatitude sporadic e region

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 107, Issue A12, 2002, Pages

  Chu, Yen Hsyang ^a   Wang, Chien Ya ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINESE CULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Interferometry; Ionospheric irregularities; Plasma waves and instabilities; Radar atmosphere physics

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044511135     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009318     Document Type: Article

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